Even the special effects were poorly conceived and executed – the floating balls of video clips were particularly laughable. The complicated and redundant plot made for an untense affair, especially for the uninitiated.
#TWICE UPON A TIME DOCTOR WHO DVD SERIES#
He’s not committed his future to the show yet perhaps this was a final goodbye to the series after 12 years of service.ĭespite its heart, and its comedy, Twice Upon a Time wasn’t one for the casual viewer. Even composer Murray Gold brought back some classic scores not heard since the Tennant era. Along with Bill and the First Doctor, there were appearances from Matt Lucas’ Nardole, Jenna Coleman’s Clara (pulling double duty with ITV’s Victoria this Christmas), Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart’s father, and Rusty the good Dalek, from Capaldi’s second ever episode. Instead, the call-backs were subtler and less integral to the plot. It was refreshing to see a final episode that doesn’t get bogged down in its own self-importance ( à la Tennant’s The End of Time and Smith’s The Time of the Doctor). It was a risky but worthwhile decision not to sugar coat some of the Doctor’s questionable past demeanours. Archaic attitudes were questioned as the First Doctor repeatedly referenced the “fairer sex” and dated ideas about gender roles. Moffat previously had fun comparing Tennant and Smith’s mannerisms in The Day of the Doctor here he doubled down with the sheer distance between the First and Twelfth incarnations. The highlights came in the dialogue – seeing the modern-day Doctor play off his 20 th century counterpart was a joy. The final moments between the two Doctors were beautiful, and showed that although fairytales don’t exist, a bit of kindness can make the Universe a nicer place.
The message has always been the same: one life is as valuable as a million. In this episode, he tricks the glass avatars just to save the Captain. Previous series endings have seen him refuse to let Clara die, and sacrifice himself to save families from Cybermen.
This was typical of a Capaldi-era finale. The implication was that if the Doctor doesn’t regenerate, then he can’t keep saving people – that was the real threat of this episode. The stakes were far smaller than the usual fare there was no risk to Earth, the Universe, or reality itself. In the end the plot was incidental, only serving to teach the Doctors a lesson on their importance. All three were abducted by the creature, who revealed it had former companion Bill Potts captive.Īlready confused? It didn’t get any simpler. Both refused to regenerate, causing a paradox which disrupted space/time, and brought with it a WWI Captain (Mark Gatiss, pictured below) and a glass creature. We picked up from the end of Series 10, with the Twelfth Doctor meeting his first incarnation (brought back to life by David Bradley).
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